Annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria
Algeria: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria stood at 4.0%.
The figure is down 56.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +1146.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -66.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +201.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -65.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +67.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +59.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +96.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -63.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +199.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -56.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 4.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1146.0% | 0.3% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 2.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 75 Namibia 4.2% compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
- 77 Mozambique 4.1% compare
- 79 Paraguay 3.8% compare
- 80 Poland 3.8% compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 3.8% compare
More development goals data for Algeria
- Red List Index 0.8393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 291.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Algeria was 4.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Algeria ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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